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Graham, Susan A.; Gelman, Susan A.; Clarke, Jessica – Developmental Psychology, 2016
We examined whether the distinction between generic and nongeneric language provides toddlers with a rapid and efficient means to learn about kinds. In Experiment 1, we examined 30-month-olds' willingness to extend atypical properties to members of an unfamiliar category when the properties were introduced in 1 of 3 ways: (a) using a generic noun…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Language, Inferences, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension)
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McGonigle-Chalmers, Maggie; Slater, Hannah; Smith, Ashley – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Private speech utterances (PS) from 24 preschool children and 24 adults were obtained under (noninteracting) listener present and listener absent conditions using 2 tasks with an identical structure. Children produced significantly more PS in the listener present condition. Similar results were obtained with adults, albeit with a reduced incidence…
Descriptors: Inner Speech (Subvocal), Task Analysis, Problem Solving, Preschool Children